The problem with listening to advice from rectruiters, is every recruiter is different and has different advice. And what one is looking for, annoys the hell ou

The problem with listening to advice from rectruiters, is every recruiter is different and has different advice. And what one is looking for, annoys the hell out of others. Some insist on mission statements, some hate them. And it was trendy to do a mission statement for a few years, and now it is not. Some of them want only 2 pages, some of them want lots of details, with a capability matrix. Some of them like personal touches like photos, some of them just want the meat and potatoes, and get annoyed at this crap. Some of them get upset when you don't address them by name, some of them hide their name on the ad, and there is no way to get it. Some of them like short cover letters, some of them want you to address every single point they bought up in the ad, sometimes stretching to 4 pages. Some of them only want the last relevant jobs, some don't like seeing gaps anywhere, which leads them to suspect that you were in jail (WTF?). This is why you can't take recruiters seriously, they constantly speak like they all agree, when they don't. They give out useless advice, that can actually disadvantage you if you deal with someone else.